Thomas C. JONES

  General Notes:

THOMAS C. JONES, DELAWARE, born in the parish of Myfod, Montgomeryshire, North Wales. February 9, 1816. His father with his family emigrated to America. After many hardships they settled in Delaware, Ohio, in the autumn of 1822. At thirteen Thomas commenced to earn his own living on the farm, and obtained such education as was possible during the winter months. At the age of eighteen, having learned the carpenter's trade, he left home and spent two years at St. Louis. Returning to Delaware he taught school and studied law until 1839, when he went to England. Returning to America he was admitted to the Ohio bar and commenced practising law. In 1842 he married Harriet, daughter of Judge Hosea Williams. In 1843 he removed to Circleville, but returned to Delaware in 1856. In 1859 he was elected to the Ohio Senate. In 1861 was elected Judge of Common Pleas and re-elected in 1866. He was chairman of the Ohio delegation in the National Republican Convention in Chicago, in 1868. and also a member of the Convention of 1876. He has always taken a deep interest in agricultural pursuits and the breeding of fine cuttle. He has served on several national commissions to examine and report on these subjects.